diff --git a/cabot/settings.py b/cabot/settings.py
index 7fc5108..3d0032e 100644
--- a/cabot/settings.py
+++ b/cabot/settings.py
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ if os.environ.get('CABOT_FROM_EMAIL'):
 
 DATABASES = {'default': dj_database_url.parse(os.environ["DATABASE_URL"])}
 
-if not DEBUG:
-    DATABASES['default']['OPTIONS'] = {'autocommit': True}
+TEST_RUNNER = 'django.test.runner.DiscoverRunner'
 
 URL_PREFIX = os.environ.get('URL_PREFIX', '/').rstrip("/")
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 66a5481..84fb1a9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ amqp<2.0
 anyjson==0.3.3
 argparse==1.2.1
 celery[redis]==3.1.23
-dj-database-url==0.2.2
+dj-database-url==0.4.2
 django-appconf==0.6
 django-celery==3.1.17
 django-compressor==1.4